After our wonderful visit to Hungary last year we vowed to go back again this year and we duly did from the 7th to the 14th May, this time taking a small group with us! This year we decided to travel independently which had some advantages such as having the flexibility to decide which of the sites we visit...
I've got a box of feeders I no longer need including a few spare parts. If anyone can make use of them to set up a street/school feeding station (or whatever) then send me a pm. Otherwise they'll have to go tip,all have been used but are in ok condition,they all need to go together and not in dribs and drabs....
On and around the feeders behind the Palm House yesterday, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay. Amongst the usual suspects on the lake, 8 Little Grebe -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 23rd of January 2015 07:16:31 AM
A friend is looking for Manchester Ornithological Society report, he has the years 1962, 1963, 1972, 1974 and 1975 so is interested in any others for sale. Please let me know if you do and I can put you in touch with him.
A friend of mine is missing some Greater Manchester Bird Reports from his collection and is looking for the years 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.If anyone might be able to help and has some for sale please let me know.
We have received on commission sale a substantial kit for scoping and digiscoping wildlife. The kit includes the older Swarovski AT80 Scope Body with 2 eyepieces, a 45x and a 22x , both fixed magnification, and a Skua stay-on case. This comes complete with a Velbon Sherpa 600R Tripod and a Viking Trip...
Had a few spare hours this afternoon so decided to walk the dog over to Hilbre, a place which I never tire of visiting (apart from the walk over there!!)
Had to be a quick visit as the time to be off the island was 3.30pm.
Hundreds of Oystercatchers around together with the other regulars like Redshan...
We have on commission a Swarovski BTX (Ocular only) with a 1.7x Multiplier and stay-on case. These are immaculate and are boxed as new. The seller is asking ONLY £2150for these items, the ocular alone having an RRP of £2340. Please call to check on availability on 01925730399 (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm). Ph...
Most local birdwatching societies evolved from evening classes organised by Bill Mulligan. Bill Mulligan was once described as one of the last old-style naturalists. There were classes held around the Manchester area in Altrincham, Chadkirk, Didsbury, Glossop, Lymm, Stockport and Wilmslow....
We have just taken in on commission sale a pair of Leica 8x20 BR Compact Binoculars. These are in excellent condition and include all the accessories and are boxed. The seller wants ONLY £429 for these. Please call 01925730399 for availability. Details on our website below: https://www.focalpoin...
We hace recently received for commission sale a pair of Opticron Imagic 8x42 BGA Binoculars. These come with the case, rainguard and strap and show some wear, but are optically sound. The customer is asking £200for these and pictures are on our website at: https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/p...
(Can't find another thread specifically for Lymm Dam but felt it worthy of a mention here) Spent a very pleasant hour wandering around the Dam last night and enjoyed some very close and interesting views of several species. The paths around the Dam follow the sides of of the slopes and at some point aff...
I'm looking to offload my copies of Spurn Bird Observatory annual reports. I definitely have 2007-2020, and if I can find them I think I also have copies back to the mid 1980s. The more recent reports are hefty tomes for a report and they all contain some great photos of rarities and common birds alike, O...
At the shop I work at Wilkinson Cameras Warrington we have a pre owned ATX 95mm & 30-70 x eyepiece at £3000 with 12 months guarantee. A great all round scope that I thought it worth mentioning perfect for Gull Roosts,or sea watching . Read reviews. If I hadn't already got my Kowa I would have bought i...
26/1 Late afternoon Snipe - 7 flushed off the (very) flooded hay fields by Millgate Fields. Never even seen a single Snipe there before. Little Grebe - 2 on Mersey by Simon's Bridge Goosander - 2 pairs on Mersey Green Woodpecker - 1 by Millgate Fields
this is my first attempt at this so stand by. The site is a disused quarry dominated by silver birch and aspen with older trees scattered within. It covers approx five acres. Morning walk with Josh (springer spaniel). At the feeders Robin,blue tit,great tit,coal tit,chaffinch,b...
We have on commission sale a micro travel scope, the Celestron Hummingbird 9-27x zoom with a 56mm objective. This hand-holdable scope is boxed as new with all accessories and is on sale at ONLY £149.For availability and to book an appointment please call 01925730399. All COVID-19 protocols are sti...
Raptors of the World - A Field Guide, by James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie, softback, 320 pages, very minor wear at corners of front cover (see photos), otherwise in excellent clean condition. £10 -- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 26th of November 2022 03:11:11 PM
I was in Bolton Street, Bury, just finishing at the Station, and I saw what must be 300 or so birds flying from behind the Museum, more or less due South towards Manchester. 300 is a wild guess, there may have been more. I suspect they were jackdaws, but I am sure others will have seen them. This was about 16...
17/01/12 1530-1700 Willow Tit showing well & calling c100 yards south-east of the marina, by the towpath on the north side of the Bridgewater Canal, also a crest (presumably Goldcrest) heard but not seen in this area 33 Lapwings 1 Kestrel 1 Grey Heron 32 Starlings 5 Goldfinch 1 Greenfinch 5 Blue T...
We have just taken in for commission sale a pair of Swarovski 10x42 SLC Bins. These are the latest model that was made and are only around 5 years old and so have 5 years warranty left on them with Swarovski. They come with all accessories and are boxed and in excellent condition. The seller is asking ONLY...
Spurn Bird Observatory are part of an international programme monitoring bird migration using nano radio tags. They have just tweeted that on the 20th October a Goldcrest was tagged on Vlieland, an island off the coast of the Netherlands. It was detected the next day, the 21st October at 05:30 at Spu...
Just returned from a coach tour to Lake Iseo, a lake between Como and Garda. Near the hotel was a wetland nature reserve called Torbiere. Enroute: White Stork 25+ near Basle. Black Kites Kestrels Buzzards Red Kite 1 Fulmar 1 (Dover). Gannet 1 ad in Channel. Lake Garda: Red-crested Pochard 3 Lake Iseo/...
25 September - 6 October 2022 This holiday had been in the offing for three or four years but finally came to fruition in September, after delays due to covid and other issues. The five lads from Blackburn finally added Colombia to their travels after previously birding in Spain (2010), Bulgaria (201...
